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As if to shatter the happiness of summer grilling, Mr. Oscar Meyer, the retired chairman of the famous Madison, Wisc., hot dog and lunch-meat company, has passed away. Luckily, we have the Star Tribune's first annual Hot Dog Dressing Contest to make processed meats joyful again. Instead of ketchup and mustard, these wieners donned cowboys stirrups, bikinis and, oh yes, even Harry Potter glasses. Check out the entire gallery here.